Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-15
:. s1FrTER HAS PASSED AWAY

nnu w.
elaine, when asked by one OF the
pr ~ committee What tho effect
Pup democraetic victory in 1884
,n -, mon the republican party, re-
y" hat il wouldbring the younger
y .o,ion of politicians to the front.
.n !, is only ten years nee Grant
w. ,t.o aite house, by far the larger
g ,hc politicians then IN control of
ar,v have moved off the stage.
have rome over to the majority,
Do aJ the line between visibility and
Utility" as Mr.. Conkling once ex-
sd II; but the majority of them are
!, live. They have had their day.
have gone to seed. and though
I" If them are daily ut work earn
a. preserving their fortunes. and
fow of them are still men in the
ror Of life, yet the story OF the repub-
politicians who were very promi-
=, twenty and ten years ago sug-
i. the very ephemeral nature of
bwer'
i senator Stewart was in the senate
,roo the Grant regime, and was
~ of some political and personal
soouenoe. He has been out of the
nate some twelve or thirteen years.
Mil take his seat at the next ses-
and find only three members of
Al body there now who were there in
"a Sherman, Edmunds and Morrill,.
i house of representatives contains
j than twenty members who were
ore when Stewart left the senate.
hoth sides new men have come to
T. front. and the fact is especially
ling when the great leaders of the
"nublicans are remembered. because
y many years the democrats were in n
arv small minority. so that new faces
;dnot take the places Of old ones as
~ marty strength increased. Stewart
omps back like political Rip Van
Einkle.
How powerfully the grim grinding
i the wheels of fate is brought us
Irhen we recall some of the men who
rere in lofty seats of power when
Eewart quilted the senate. ID who
,re still alive. Sherman and Edmunds
md Morrill, and Allison retain their
6,occs of influence, but who in 1873
rould have deemed possible the serio
Lomc termination of Conkling $ politi-
E,al career? There was Lot M. Morrill,.
4 senator from Maine and man of
{Iorce. He stepped from the senate to
Ebe custonl-house at Portland by way
/ # The treasury department, and then
he died. You viii see wandering
&,bont the streets of Washington, with
d His head bowed, a man who bears all
<the appearances of one lonely and desc
<Iste. who carries in his hand Il few
5riefs done up in red tape, W til which
4 Inc appeur- in the departments where
$hc earns his living as claim lawyer.
he has been governor of Massachu.
4 settles, n senator in congress, and one
1 of Grants secretaries of the treasury.
*;eorce S Boutwell, was one of tn,
shining lights in the republican party
wears ago, but many of the new
men in Washington do not even know
E him BY sight
There goes stamping about the CAPT
4 lal an elderly looking man with II com
pacent smile who faithfully attends
meetings OF religious bodies and phi
lantrophic soc cites He was in
glory fifteen wears ago as a senator
from Kansas. and his name is Subsidy
ponorov. He lost caste with the poll
ticians, many Of whom think that bri
berry Is Il sin whenever it is found out
but he seems to be in as good stand'n:
with pious organizations as ever
There came into the senate chambe
one day y few years ago man WHOM
nobody there. except the senator fror
wears before he had been II member c
the senate, governor Of Missouri
n md was candidate for vice preslden
with Horace Greelet And when h
went out Of the chember Gratz Brow
said to friend; an there time passe
like lightning flash.
A gentleman recently said in low
That one day, having some bushes
with citizen of that state. he foun
him in n corn-feld with his coat o
hard at work, and Us he talked wit
this farmer he could hardly beliel
that the man had sat in the Unite
States senate. and was OF importanC
enough to be transferred to seat
President Gariield's cabinet. Th:
Il man WAS Seuator kirk wood and I